Quinn Martin Biography

Fast Facts

• Served in the U․S․ Army for five years during World War II as a member of the Signal Corps
• Was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1997
• Graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1949
• Started out as a film editor, writer, and head of post-production before getting his first producing job on "The Jane Wyman Show․"
• After selling QM Productions, he served as an adjunct professor of Warren College at the University of California at San Diego
• Founded his production company, QM Productions, in 1960 and produced more than 2,000 hours of television programming
• Best known as the executive producer of TV series like "Barnaby Jones," "Cannon," "The F․B․I․," and "The Fugitive․"
• Was the president of the La Jolla Playhouse and the Del Mar Fair Board